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Presentation toThe Foundation for Public Education
Supporting PVUSD
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Consistent survey answers by high school
students across the country, when asked
about their high school experience
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High Tech High
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High Tech High International
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Oprah Winfrey ShowFunding from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Governors, Business Leaders, Educational Leaders
Press
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HTH has reversed a 100-year history of separating
technical and academic subjects in American high
schools, by linking the two in a project-basedenvironment. All HTH students use technology to
engage in scientific, mathematical, literary,
historical, and artistic pursuits.
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Small schools (
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Talk the same talk - Walk the talkLive no distinction between college prep and
vocational edThe Curriculum is projects - Project Based
LearningAll students demonstrate and defend their learning
through Presentation of LearningGrade level advancement - Transitional Performance
of Learning
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Some of the best learning occurs outside of school9th and 10th graders - shadow adult programs11th grade semester internship (two afternoons a
week) with a business or agencySubstantial Senior Project on topic of interest or
concern to the community
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Three years running -100% of graduates go to
college80% - 4 year university20% - 2 year college50% - 1st generation
attendees
3 years in a row,awarded ten, scores of10 - only school in San
Diego to do soscore in top level on
state standardized testsscored 2nd out of 100
similar demographic
schools in California
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Presentations of Learning (POLs) are embeddedeverywhere
Every student maintains a digital portfolioMobile, wireless, ubiquitous computingMechanical technology (sabre saws, drills, glue
guns, materials, etc.)Traditional September - May calendarHigh School Starts at 9amTeachers meet every day from 8am to 9am to
assess, plan, developHTH first school in California granted the charter
to certify their own teachers
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HTH ignores the march of high stakestesting
HTH focuses on continual authenticassessment - continual rubrics of real lifeapplicability
From information to knowledge to thirdorder learning (engineering)
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Significance - Why is it important?
Perspective - What is the point of view?Evidence - How do you know?
Connection - How does it apply?
Supposition - What if it were different?
Students Are Constantly Reminded
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Every student ponders his and others work with theabove habits, but can only critique if the criticism is
helpful, specific and kind
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FollowingHTH
facility designprinciples, the high
school includes areas
for; commons, specialty
labs, project rooms,
shared teacher offices,
outdoor learning
spaces, galleries, multi-purpose seminar
rooms, and support
offices. From the entire
village housing High
Tech Middle, High
Tech International and
High Tech High, downto the smallest
production area, its all
about learning.
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HTH brings technology and curricularcontent together in relevant project-basedlearning
HTH focuses on knowing their clients, fromsmall school and class size, to going to thestudents home
HTH bridges the student world to the adultenvironment and vice versa
The HTH model of secondary education ishere